MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM COLORADO

Christmas Eve dinner with Darlene & Lavar, Bob & Jackie Gibbons, the Hughes' and the Gibbons'


Zachary, Mitchell and Cameron


Walker and Cole at the kiddie table


All of the girls at the Girl Table


Under the direction of our renowned Nativity Director, Jen Gibbons, Alyssa narrates the scenes


Mary and Joseph inquire about lodging from Ashley the Inn Keeper who nailed her line "NO ROOM!"


Mary (Hailey) and Joseph (Zachary) with Baby Jesus (Mattel baby doll found at most Target and Walmart stores)


Morgan, the Angel, appears to a very ecstatic shepherd, Cameron


The Wise Men gather in the manger


Santa and Mrs Clause pay a visit and meet Zachary and Mitchell


Walker gets a cool stuffed animal


Hailey and Morgan tell Santa what they want for Christmas


Cameron loves Santa


"If I cling tight and close my eyes really tight, maybe that scary guy will go away"


This is jubilated Sarah just before Santa surprises her with a bag of coal. Just kidding, she got a large stuffed dog.


Darek has way too much fun with Secret Santa games


Alyssa's turn to pick out a gift


Jon, Sarah, Jen and Julie doing Secret Santa


Alyssa, Morgan and Hailey sing Christmas songs

The Snow's Church History Tour

Kirtland Temple



Hill Cumorah


Hill Cumorah


Sacred Grove

Niagara Falls


Below the falls


Summer gets a picture with some big horses


Chelsea donning a bonnet


Chelsea and Chandler learn how to saw a log from Brother Happy Sideburns


Chelsea and Chandler pull Claire and Summer in a handcart


Riding in the handcart


The Erastus Snow home



Carthage Jail window from which Joseph Smith fell after being shot


Chandler at a memorandum by Erastus Snow


The Snows at Nauvoo


Claire making rope



What would this blog be without one of Jim's pictures of a horse's poop hole

LAKE POWELL 2008

Most beautiful lake in the world

Juliann, Walker and Ashley

Claire, Darek and Brook

Mike lets Justin drive the houseboat

Morgan testing the jet ski

Alyssa and Hailey goofing around

Taking turns with the pop

Chelsea and Jake

Brian and Chelsea

Hannah at the helm

Wait till Jim and Claire see this

Rooster mohawk

Andrew, Juliann and Hailey

Andrew, Zach and Mitchell on the Orbit

Julie and the boys

Jen and Walker

Mitchell and Hailey on a rock

Alyssa takes Jen and Walker on a jet ski ride

Andrew and Zach

Summer on the slide

Morgan loving the slide too

Cameron loves the bumper boat

Hailey in mid air

Happy Brookie

Cute girls

Jim and Steve

Jilene and kids taking the boat out

Brian, Chelsea and Chandler on the Orbit

Mike and Sarah battle for horseshoe premacy

Excellent form

Steve and boys on the Sea Doo

Cheese balls

Cam and Walker vegging on the couch

Jon and Hannah

Linda takes on the eventual champ in the first round

The big boys on the Orbit

Brian in the kiddie line

Gib, Wendi and the clan.